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Sustainable Development Innovations Worldwide: Inspiring Tiny Apartments in Hong Kong and Solar Houses in Toronto

Explore sustainable development projects around the globe, from tiny apartments in Hong Kong to solar houses in Toronto. Discover how innovative prefabrication techniques are transforming construction practices, such as the Make It Right Foundation in New Orleans. Engage in hands-on activities like blueprint design and model-making to understand the impact of advanced technologies on building design.

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Sustainable Development Innovations Worldwide: Inspiring Tiny Apartments in Hong Kong and Solar Houses in Toronto

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  1. Sustainable Development around the world

  2. Tiny Apartment in Hong Kong • http://planetgreen.discovery.com/videos/worlds-green-homes/

  3. Swiss Solar House

  4. Toronto Prefab • “To manufacture (a building or section of a building, for example) in advance, especially in standard sections that can be easily shipped and assembled.”

  5. Metamorphisis in Chile

  6. Make it right foundation – New Orleans • http://www.makeitrightnola.org/index.php/work_progress/mir_homes/ • Highlighting important information in an article • Let’s practice with the article on New Orleans.

  7. Do Now • Take out your City Worksheet • Take out your 10 technologies worksheet • Make sure you and your partner’s names are on each worksheet Mrs. Carpano is collecting both for a grade

  8. Blueprint Criteria • This includes a drawing of what it will look like on the outside and a blueprint of the inside. • Include an outside view • How many rooms and floors your house is going to have • Approximate size of your house in square feet • I would suggest nothing larger than 1500-2000 ft2 • The blueprint is neat and organized. • Make sure you have 10-15 different technologies numbered, named and a picture is drawn for each. • All rooms have labeled believable dimensions • All windows, doors and rooms are clearly labeled

  9. Floor Plans/Blueprint Examples

  10. Floor Plans/Blueprint Examples

  11. Floor Plans/Blueprint Examples

  12. Floor Plans/Blueprint Examples

  13. Floor Plans/Blueprint Examples

  14. Materials for your model • Cardboard (boxes, shoe boxes, etc.) • Foam board/poster board • Old magazines to cut out pictures (appliances) • Plastic bottles • Fake plants/vegetation • Wood • Scraps from Lowes/Home Depot flooring department • Paint • Paper mache • Doll house items • Hobby Lobby/Michael’s/Jo Ann’s/your house/Lowe’s

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